Trauma and Stress

I am a veteran of the Vietnam War. I served with the 1st Cavalry Division from August 11, 1966-August 18, 1967. I've experienced things I would as soon forget. The crash of a C-130 that wiped out a village. Then near destruction of LZ English ( an important landing zone) where by all accounts I should have died...........
Watching a friend die and there was nothing I could do to help him. As I ...

While white water rafting in Colorado, I was swept overboard and went crashing backwards into the 38 degree waters. I was looking for someone to help me and in turn found the guide in the water helping someone else who had also gone overboard. I feared no one knew I was overboard and I would have to save myself...........
I was not strong enough to do this in the violent water, I made peace wit...